Traditional Lead Climbing. Heidi Pesterfield

      • Decision-Making & Multitasking

      • Coping with Fear & Danger

       Ambition

      • Honoring Personal Limitations

      • Questioning Motives

      3—Tools of the Trad

       General Gear Considerations

      • Cost

      • Research

      • Identification

       Basic Equipment

      • Shoes

      • Harness

      • Belay/Rappel Device

      • Locking Carabiners

      • Ropes

      • Helmet

      • Chalk Bag

      • Nut Tool

      • Gear Sling

       The Rack

      • Spring-Loaded Camming Devices (SLCDs)

      • Stoppers

      • Hexcentrics & Tri-Cams

      • Carabiners

       Runners & Cordage

      • Modern Materials

      • Recommended Runner Specs

      • Cordelette & Web-o-lette

       Specialty Items

      4—Into the Wild: From the Gym to the Great Outdoors

       Risk & Responsibility

       Movement

      • Slab Climbing

       Basic Crack Climbing

      • Developing Crack Technique

      • Shuffling & Crossing Over

      • Chimneys

      • Expert Techniques for Advanced Cracks

       Belaying

      • Preparedness

      • Positioning

      • Rope Management

       Communicating Outdoors

       Rope Handling

      • Coiling

      • Flaking

       Top-Roping

      • Route Choice

      • Gear

      • Preparation

      • The Anchor

      • The Rope

      • Directionals

      • At the Base

       Mountain Sensibility

      5—Building a Solid Foundation

       Climbing Partnerships

      • Trust & Mutual Respect

      • Couple Partnerships

      • Climbing with Strangers

      • Mentors

       Protection Placement

      • Ground Work

      • Rock Integrity

      • Stoppers & Nuts

      • Spring-Loaded Camming Devices (SLCDs)

      • Hexcentrics & Tri-Cams

      • Bolts

      • Natural Protection

      • Carabiner Use

      • Multidirectional Placements

       Anchors

      • The Pre-Equalized Anchor System

      • Anchors & Load Direction

      • Fixed Anchors

      • Other Anchoring Methods

       Navigation Aids

      • Guidebooks

      • Topos

      • Gathering Beta

       Following & Cleaning

      • At the Base

      • Climbing

      • At the Belay Anchor

      • Cleaning

       Rappel Overview

      • Gear Dependence

      • The Rope(s)

      • Avoiding Fatal Mistakes

      • Brake-Line Backup

      • Safety Check

      6—The Single-Pitch Trad Lead

       Leading on Top-Rope

      • Expert Feedback

      • The Setup

       At the Base

      • Racking Up

      • The Base Belay

      • Safety Check

       Communication

      • Verbal Commands

      • Backup Tactile Commands

      • Two-Way Radios

       Lead Protection